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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better understand these important new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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